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Chris -- 2018-04-11
Movie production can employ stand-ins in the form of body doubles, photo doubles and stunt doubles, the latter when the scene involves physical risk. A stunt devil is a handy stand-in for a stunt double; it looks like a blend with a daredevil.
Brie Larson and Marvel win Best Fight
Brie praises her stunt devil and trainer who made the best fight possible
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It’s the same park where Leo DiCapprio filmed scenes for Shutter Island. Rumor has it that his stunt devil was seen playing a few holes.
golf forum
After taking a closer look I realized this was not Hulk Hogan but actually his stunt devil
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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Surprises Stunt Double With New Truck
Commenter 1: Wtf I thought it was called stunt devil my whole life.
Commenter 2: The rock is a rock and his stunt devil a bolder
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The Rock is a brave man and a bold, his double a bolder.
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Works for me.
Really enjoyed the wordplay in that last line.
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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The confusion appears to be really common. Many confessions on the web.
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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